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No. 541,534. Patented June 25, 1595.

UNrr-Eo STATES PATENT OFFICE;

CHARLES HAFFCK E, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

APPARATUS FOR cooKmo, BROILING, 84o.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,534, dated June 25, 1895. Application filed m 7,1894. am o. 516,834. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, CHARLES HAFFCKE, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident ofv for Cooking, Broiling, 850., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for cooking, broiling, &c., and the object is to provide such an apparatus which is adapted more especially to be used with a combined air and gas burner, and to these ends my invention consists in the various features of construction and arrangement, substantially as hereinafter more particularly set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is. a side View of an apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan View showing the cover raised and exposing the broiler. Fig. 4-is a perspective view showing the parts of the broiler. Fig. 5.is a transverse section of the broiler, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the cooking apparatus in a preferred embodiment.

One of the objects of my present invention is to provide a simple, cheap and effective apparatus, that is portable and may be used for many and various purposes in the culinary or other arts, and which maybe supplied preferably with an air and gas burner, such for instance as is described and claimed in my application, Serial No. 516,833, filed concurrently herewith, and While it is evident that the details of construction and arrangement of the parts may be varied to suit the requirements of any particular case, I will now proceed to set forth the construction and arrangement of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which are sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to understand my invention and to use the same.

I provide a suitable frame-work or casing, comprising the side pieces A, A, and theend pieces A A which are preferably made of metal, such as sheet iron or cast iron,and are secured together and mounted on suitable legs or supports as A, and form what may be practically termed .the body of a stove or cooking apparatus.

Connected to the side or end pieces, or both,

are suitable lugs or projections a, upon which is mounted or supported a burner B, the outlines only of which are shown in the present instance, andwhile any suitable burner may be used, I have indicated a burner such as is shown and described in my application above referred to, and I do not deem'it necessary to set forth the features of construction herein. This burner is adapted to give a substantially uniform flame throughout its surface, and is shaped to correspond substantiallyiwith the shape of the body or case, as indicated. Also supported on lugs or projections a, is a grate O which is arranged preferably parallel with the base of the burner B and'serves as a support for any of the cooking utensils when desired, andpreferably this grate is composed of tubular material, through which water may be causedto flow and be heated,-and it constitutes what is practically a water-back or heater, and may be connected toa suitable reservoirC, as indicatedin Fig. 6, or otherwise.

1 While mycooking apparatus may be used "for various purposesand various utensils can ent heights, so that when the broiler is mounted thereon, it is in an inclined position, and this is the preferable arrangement.

The broiler comprises two complementary parts D, D. The lower part D is provided with extended bearings d, by which the broiler livered through the spout or lip d to a receptacle E, as hereinafter more particularly set forth. The other part or plate D, is also composed of parallel bars, having anupperconvex surface, as seen in Fig. 3, and these upper bars d are arranged so as to alternate with the lower bars cl, as best shown in Fig. 5, and so that the spaces (1 between the bars are immediately over the central portions of the'concave bars d.

The two plates are suitably connected together, and I have shown the upper plate as provided with projections d, havinga notched head adapted to fit in the openings or slots CF, in the other portion or plate, these openings being contracted toward the rear. I also provide another lug or projection (i on the upper portion, arranged to fit in an opening d", in the lower plate, and itwill be observed that these lugs or projections and openings are so arranged that when the lugs d, are placed in the wide portions of the openings d and the lug (1 1s placed in the opening (1, the con tracted portions of the openings (1 will embrace the notches on the lugs (:1 and hold the parts together, forming a hinge, so that the upper portion D may be raised. \Vhen both portions are raised together, as shown at D Fig. 6, the lugs cl, will slip farther into the contracted openings 61 so that the contracted portion of the opening d will embrace the notched portion of the lug 1 and the two portions will be securely held together. When, however, they are restored to the normal position, shown at D the upper-portion will slide down so that its lug d will rest against the forward portion of the opening (Z and it can be raised and lowered as before stated.

It will thus be seen that the broiler as thus arranged, furnishes a means whereby all the juices or gravies from the food being cooked can pass over the convex sides of the upper portion of thebroiler into the concave ribs of the lower portion of the broiler, and then flow through the concave piece 61 and lip into the receptacle E, where they can be readily removed in the process of basting, or otherwise. Moreover, this arrangement prevents any of the juices from coming in contact with the flame and catching fire, which is a well-known and serious obstacle to the use of the ordinary broiler, in connection with a gas and air burner. may be readily removed and separated for the purposes of cleaning, or otherwise, and it will be seen that not only does the alternate arrangement of the ribs prevent thel juices from falling into the flame, but also aids in preventing the flame coming in direct contact with the food being cooked, as the upper ribs or bars 61 are directly over the openings between the lower bars cl.

A suitable handle D may be attached to the broiler, to aid in lifting it or turning it up in position.

The broiler is shown in position in Figs. 1 and 2, with the extensions 61, resting in the bearings a and in order to retainthem in position, I have shown a bent arm or frame Moreover, the parts of the broiler.

F, which is secured to the sides A, A, of the body, and extends over the hearings d, holding them in position, and this frame also serves as a rest for the broiler, or for the cover G, when used.

Usually I prefer to employ a cover G which may be of metal, and which fits over the broiler, embracing the same, and is provided with bearings g, which are shown as resting in the bearing plate a outside of the bearings of the broiler, and this cover is preferably open at its central portion, as at G, to permit the escape of the heated products of combustion. The opening is preferably covered with a wire gauze G and the cover is provided with a handle G This cover not only prevents foreign matter coming upon the food being cooked, but also aids in directiugthe heat thereto,'and when it is desired, it can be raised to the position shown in'Fig. 3, so that the food on the broiler may be inspected or basted, or otherwise.

It will be seen that this broiler may be used with a single burner, as in Figs. 1 and 2, or as shown in Fig. 6, it may be used in connection with other cooking utensils, when the frame of the apparatus is extended, and I have shown in the present instance the broiler in its various positions, and ofcourse, it will be understood that one or more maybe used simultaneously, or in place of the broiler other cooking devices may be used. Thus, I have indicated at H, a gridiron as placed directly upon the grate C, which may be used for cooking cakes or other purposes, and atthe other end of the stove body I have shown a baker or roaster I comprising an inclosing case having a hinged cover I, the body portion I being arranged to fit over the broiler and preferably b'eingop'en at its bottom so that the juices or gravies may be collected by the broiler and delivered to the receptacle E, and used for basting or other purposes. This receptacle may be detachably connected to the plate A of the stove, being shown as provided with bent over'or curved rear edges which are hooked over the edgeof the end plate A From this general description of my invention, it will be seen that the broiler may be used independently or inconnection with other cooking utensils, and that when arranged substantially as indicated in Fig. 6, the heater or burner may be used to supply hot water and to cook various articles in various ways at the same time, and the broiler, roaster, or griddle may be interchangeably adjusted upon the stove body, and I am thus enabled to make the most advantageous use of the heat from the burner for the various purposes to which it is desired to be applied.

WVhat I claim is 1. A cooking apparatus comprising a body orcasing accessible throughout at the top and TCOIDPOSGCI of water tubes arranged above the IIS burner, and extending from end to end of said body or casing, whereby said grate is adapted for the cooking of articles when placed thereon, directly, substantiallyas described.

2. A cooking apparatus comprising a body or casing accessible throughout-at the top and provided with assuitable cover, a burner, a

water grate above the burner, and a supporting arm-projecting from said body or casing and being disposed rearwardly ot the latter at the top, substantially as described.

3. A broiler comprising two plates formed with corresponding interlocking openings and projections, the said plates having a sliding movement with respect to each other, substantially as described.

4. A broiler comprising a plate formed or provided with parallel bars having intermediate spaces, and having the openings (1 contracted toward the rear, and another plate having projections to enter the openings, said projections being notched or contracted to adapt them to pass into the contracted portions of saidopenings, substantially as described.

a receptacle into which the lip discharges, substantially as described.

7. The combination in a cooking apparatus, with the body portion having an air and gas burner mounted therein, of a broilercomprising two plates detachably connected together and hinged to one portion of the body, and a cover also hinged to the body, substantially as described.

8. The combination in a cooking apparatus, with the body portion having an air and gas burner, of a broiler hinged to the body, a cover also hinged to the body, and an arm serving to retain the broiler in position and as a support for the cover, substantially as described.

9. The combination in a cooking apparatus of the body or casing, a combined air and gas burner mounted in the body, a broiler hinged to the body, a cover also hinged to the body, and an' arm for retaining the broiler in position, substantially as described.

10. The combination in acookin g apparatus of the body or casing, a combined air and gas burner mounted in the body, a broiler hinged to the body and constructed of an upperand a lower plate having alternating ribs, the lower plate having also a gutter provided with a spout, a cover also hinged to the body, and an arm for retaining the broiler in position, substantially as described.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES HAFFOKE. Witnesses:

W. N. WAMSLEY, WM. H. JONES. 

